Amon Creek Elementary

Set in Richland, Washington, Amon Creek Elementary is a large K-5 school, part of Kennewick School District. It hosts 594 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 56% bigger than typical.

Amon Creek Elementary is one of 31 schools operated by Kennewick School District, a district that teaches 18,826 students overall.

Demographically, Amon Creek Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Benton County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Amon Creek Elementary reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Amon Creek Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Benton County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, Benton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Amon Creek Elementary is one.

Sunset View Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

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